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The Notebook Dump: DeWi pushes forward, ACP needs funds, Netflix with ads is 'meh'
Season 2
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Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss the state of decentralized wireless deployments, and why some industry groups are worried about the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Jeff also provides a preview of Netflix's potential Q4 earnings results, and Kelsey shares some 800G upgrades by Infinera, in The Notebook Dump for the week ending January 20.
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For Verizon, 5G coverage at Jazz Fest is the CATS MEOW
11:04Verizon joins the podcast to explain how the service provider is deploying both permanent and temporary network assets to provide New Orleans Jazz Fest concertgoers with 4G and 5G connectivity.Cable modem's 'father' sees his invention reach adulthood
27:22Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, considered by many as the 'father of the cable modem,' was recently inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. He joins the podcast to discuss the past, present and future of broadband.Quantum Loophole's data center dominion
20:34A fiber-connected development of almost 3.5 square miles in Maryland's largest county aims to introduce a new way to plan for and accommodate hyperscaler growth and whatever the computing needs of AI will demand next.Great Plains CIO: Acquisitions ease operations transformation
26:59Great Plains Communications CIO Katie Curtis explains how recent acquisitions have contributed to upgrading the telco's OSS/BSS.
The Divide: Why BEAD funds should go to local service providers
30:05This week: Kerry Haughan, SVP, commercial strategy at Calix, on why Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funds should go to local providers, and overcoming the hurdles making it hard for smaller providers to participate.
Verizon taps into 5G, the edge and the cloud to cut live TV sports
12:13At NAB, Verizon Business showed off the future of live TV production by using its public 5G network, in tandem with its edge compute capabilities and AWS's cloud, to cut and edit a live NHL game.
Data center CTO weighs in on AI demands, liquid cooling and telecom transparency
12:56John Sasser, CTO, Sabey Data Centers, discusses the power, cooling and capacity requirements of AI and cloud computing clients. Sabey is expanding to new locations and reworking its existing buildings to deploy new infrastructure.
Precision OT EVP on saving customers from optical 'landmines'
28:29Keith Habberfield, EVP for Precision Optical Technologies (OT), joins the podcast with a behind-the-scenes look at the effort required to participate alongside 46 other companies in the OIF demo at the recent OFC Conference in San Diego.
The Divide: Hughes SVP on low-density broadband and keeping satellite competitive
18:06This week: Mark Wymer, SVP at Hughes, on how the company's Jupiter-3 satellite has enabled faster service options, and how Hughes views satellite broadband's future as more federally funded fiber rolls out in rural areas.